Scenes from the Ramayan, EtcTrübner & Company, 1868 - 196 pages |
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Page viii
... original or by means of translation . Here , instead of an introduction of my own , I offer what I think will be more interesting , some remarks by Baboo Prama- dadas Mittra , an orthodox Hindu , formerly my pupil and now my esteemed ...
... original or by means of translation . Here , instead of an introduction of my own , I offer what I think will be more interesting , some remarks by Baboo Prama- dadas Mittra , an orthodox Hindu , formerly my pupil and now my esteemed ...
Page x
... original , excepting the rhyme : No rest for ever - circling years , mayst thou , O forester , obtain , By whose fell hand this harmless bird , while sporting with his mate , was slain , was seated in this mood of meditation and ...
... original , excepting the rhyme : No rest for ever - circling years , mayst thou , O forester , obtain , By whose fell hand this harmless bird , while sporting with his mate , was slain , was seated in this mood of meditation and ...
Page xiv
... original , and I have endeavoured rather to be faith- ful to the spirit of my author and , if possible , to be readable , than to translate as closely as I might have done . The Messenger Cloud is the work of Kalidasa , the poet of ...
... original , and I have endeavoured rather to be faith- ful to the spirit of my author and , if possible , to be readable , than to translate as closely as I might have done . The Messenger Cloud is the work of Kalidasa , the poet of ...
Page 139
... original passage . " Even a low man , when his friend comes to him for assistance , will not turn away his face , in consideration of former kindness ; - how , therefore , should the exalted act thus ? " H. H. WILSON . The famous hill ...
... original passage . " Even a low man , when his friend comes to him for assistance , will not turn away his face , in consideration of former kindness ; - how , therefore , should the exalted act thus ? " H. H. WILSON . The famous hill ...
Page 153
... original , literally rendered , is , " sprung from the blood of the daughters of Surabhi , " that is , ' kine ; ' Surabhi being a celebrated cow produced at the churning of the ocean , and famed for granting to her votaries whatever ...
... original , literally rendered , is , " sprung from the blood of the daughters of Surabhi , " that is , ' kine ; ' Surabhi being a celebrated cow produced at the churning of the ocean , and famed for granting to her votaries whatever ...
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ancient Anno Domini arms art thou Ayodhya banishment beauty Bharat bless bosom Brahma breast brow Chinese cloth Cloud College cried crown dark darling Dasaratha dear deed DICTIONARY earth Edited elephant English eyes F. J. FURNIVALL fair fate father fear FITZEDWARD HALL flame flowers forest gems gentle giant glorious glory Gods gold GRAMMAR H. H. WILSON heart heaven heavenly hermit's Hindu holy honour India Indra's Kaikeyi Kausalya king Kumbhakarna lady Lakshman Language London lord maid MARTIN HAUG mighty monarch moon mother mountain mourn ne'er noble o'er poem prince Professor queen rain Rama Rama's Ramayana Ravan Royal Asiatic Society saint Sanskrit sewed Sita Siva sorrow soul stream Swarga sweet tender thee THEODOR GOLDSTÜCKER thine thou art thou hast throne Translated tree trembling Trübner Vishnu voice W. W. SKEAT wander waters weeping wife wild wood words
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